Erie Canal, N.Y., 1850: Molly Larkins, cook on Jotham Klore's canal boat, has a love-hate relationship with her boss. She hires handsome new haul-horse driver Dan Harrow and the inevitable triangle develops (complicated by Dan's desire to farm and Molly's to boat) against a background of the canalmen's fight against the encroaching railroad.
Top Cast
Betty Grable
Molly Larkins
Dale Robertson
Dan Harrow
Thelma Ritter
Lucy Cashdollar
John Carroll
Jotham Klore
Eddie Foy Jr.
Fortune Friendly
Charlotte Austin
Pearl Dowd
Kathleen Crowley
Susanna
Merry Anders
Hannah
May Wynn
Eva Gooch
Juanita Evers
Ms. Kranz (uncredited)
Ruth Hall
Abbie (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Jacob (uncredited)
Paul McGuire
Barney (uncredited)
Noreen Michaels
Amy (uncredited)
Mort Mills
Floyd (uncredited)
Zon Murray
Eli (uncredited)
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What is The Farmer Takes a Wife about?
Erie Canal, N.Y., 1850: Molly Larkins, cook on Jotham Klore's canal boat, has a love-hate relationship with her boss. She hires handsome new haul-horse driver Dan Harrow and the inevitable triangle develops (complicated by Dan's desire to farm and Molly's to boat) against a…
When was The Farmer Takes a Wife released?
The Farmer Takes a Wife was released in 1953.
What genres does The Farmer Takes a Wife belong to?
The Farmer Takes a Wife is categorised as Music, Comedy, Romance.
Who stars in The Farmer Takes a Wife?
The cast of The Farmer Takes a Wife includes Betty Grable, Dale Robertson, Thelma Ritter, John Carroll, Eddie Foy Jr..